Perth Wildcats crush Illawarra Hawks to start new Aussie NBL season in styleGETTY IMAGES Terrico White led the Perth Wildcats with 20 points in their big victory over Illawarra on Sunday. Trust the Perth Wildcats to finally break the drought by home sides in the opening round of the new Australian National Basketball league season. Brandt played only seven minutes against the 36ers and 13 minutes against the Hawks, but Perth managed to take the rebounding honours in both games. Perth were led by MVP Bryce Cotton in 2017-18, with an average of almost 20 points and three assists per game. They hosted reigning champions Melbourne United on Friday before having to fly to Perth to face the Wildcats on Sunday.

Source: Stuff October 14, 2018 18:11 UTC